Curricular internships are learning activities that allow students to obtain credits contemplated in the course structure diagram of their degree programme, which also allow to acquire practical skills and make initial contact with the world of work.
Internships are carried out on the basis of an agreement between the University of Bologna and the Host Structure (company, public body, professional firm etc.) and an internship programme signed by the parties concerned.
For more detailed information, check this page and address the Internship Office.
Students are eligible for internships, which must be carried out as part of their degree programme. For this Course Internship is an optional learning activity. The optional internship must necessarily be added to the curriculum in the periods proposed for the selection of elective courses.
Students can present the request for curricular internship in the period established by their study plan.
Unless otherwise established by national or European regulations, internships normally have a duration of 25 hours for every University educational credit (CFU) assigned to them in the course structure diagram for the degree programme. Internships must be completed within 12 months of their start date. Please check in your study plan the duration.
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Internship type |
CFU |
Duration |
|
Internship |
6 CFU |
150 hours |
|
Internship |
12 CFU |
300 hours |
Any extension needs to be formally authorized by the Internship Office, and anyway cannot exceed by +20% the internship length initially agreed.
Internships may be carried out in University structures or externally, either in Italy or abroad.
You can choose where to carry out the internship by browsing the list of structures that hold agreements with the University and/or internship offers already published on the University database Tirocini online.
If none of the offers meet your interest, you can submit a spontaneous application and, if approved, ask the Host Structure to publish an offer addressed to you (known as “ad personam” offer), via the University database Tirocini online. If the Host Structure does not already have an agreement with the University of Bologna, you must ask the structure to register on the database, sign the Agreement and then the internship administrative procedure can start.
Students can request an internship solely via the Tirocini online application.
Once you have identified the structure in which you wish to carry out the internship, you need to agree with the Host Contact Person your learning objectives and activities, the time lines to achieve them and all the other details required to complete the internship programme.
Once all internship details have been defined, the application must be submitted and accepted by the Company, at least 10 working days before the beginning of the internship, in order to check and approve the required documents (in August you should consider 20 working days in advance).
The internship programme must be filled in by the Host Structure, then you will receive an e-mail where you are asked to accept or deny or change the internship programme. Only after this step the internship request is complete.
NB: Before starting the internship, you have to complete the Health and Safety Training Courses (Module 1 and Module 2).
If you have already a safety certification - Module 1 - obtained outside of the University, you must upload the certificate of general training obtained from other organisations or companies to the “Safety Course Exemption” section on Studenti Online (SOL). The safety certification - Module 2 - must necessarily be obtained by the University of Bologna.
PLEASE NOTE:
Applications will be submitted to the competent Internship Committee (Professor Anna Montini), which must authorise their activation. Students must download their attendance register before commencing their internship.
The Internship can be carried out in the period in between the start and end dates shown on the attendance register.
During the internship, you must keep in contact with your University Tutor, whom you can refer to for any support or advice you may need on how to carry out your activities and you must record your daily activities in the attendance register.
The internship hours must be recorded during the period between the start and end dates shown on the attendance register.
Before leaving the Host Structure, make sure that the attendance register is countersigned by the Host Structure Tutor.
After completing the internship, to have it validated by the Internship Committee, you must:
Final reports handwritten or incomplete will not be accepted.
The Ufficio tirocini will submit to the Internship Committee the final documentation received in the first meeting. Students with specific deadlines (graduation, scholarships, etc.) must organise their own training well in advance, taking into account these limits and then inquire early on dates already set for the meetings of the Internship Committee.
If you intend to withdraw from or interrupt your internship for reasons that do not allow further continuation, you must notify the Ufficio tirocini, stating your reasons.
If for some reasons (exams, holidays, illness) you have to leave shortly the internship, you have to explain the reason why and communicate your absence to both the Host Structure tutor and the Internship Committee, through written notice (by fax or e-mail) to the Ufficio tirocini. You are required to make up for the days of absence.
The University of Bologna guarantees insurance cover for students against accidents at work and third-party liability claims.
In the event of travel to locations or structures not indicated in the approved internship programme, you can request an extension of the insurance cover - even during the internship - on condition that the travel concerned is consistent with the objectives of the internship.
Online courses on health and safety are compulsory for all students.
The University provides accident and third-party liability insurance coverage for all students undertaking a curricular internship, for the period and at the location(s) specified in the internship programme approved by the Internship Committee through the SOL-Tirocini platform.
Insurance coverage does not extend to travel between the trainee’s permanent or temporary residence and the internship location, regardless of the means of transport used.
If the trainee is required to travel to a location and/or site not included in the approved internship programme, insurance coverage may be extended provided that the trainee submits a prior request by email to the academic supervisor, copying (Cc) the host organization supervisor and the Internship Office. The subject line of the email should read:
“Request for authorization of business travel – FIRST NAME SURNAME, internship at COMPANY/ORGANIZATION”
The body of the email should include:
First name, surname, and student ID number
Name and location of the travel destination
Date and time of travel, if known
Activities to be carried out
Reason for the travel (e.g. site visit, inspection, etc.)
The trainee must wait for authorization from the academic supervisor via email before undertaking the travel.
In the event of an accident, both the Host Organization and the trainee are required to promptly notify the University so that it can carry out the procedures required under the applicable regulations.
For further information, please consult the Insurance Service webpage: https://www.unibo.it/en/study/life-at-university-and-in-the-city/health-and-assistance/insurance
Before applying for an internship abroad, please consult the “Viaggiare Sicuri” website of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to check the safety conditions and entry requirements of your chosen destination country.
The University provides insurance coverage for trainees only in the event of accidents and for third-party liability; health insurance is not included. If you are going to a country that is not covered by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), before your departure you should verify directly with the Host Organization whether it is also necessary to take out private health insurance for the entire duration of your stay.
You can undertake an internship abroad through one of the following options:
By participating in a mobility programme (e.g. Erasmus+ or calls for applications for thesis research abroad).
By identifying a company or organization abroad, following the same procedures and requirements applicable to internships in Italy.
For more detailed information, check this page and address the Internship Office.
For details about job placement service please contact urp.rimini@unibo.it or visit https://jobplacement.unibo.it/
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